]]>http://jimromenesko.com/2015/03/31/what-do-you-say-now-cal-thomas/feed/0Good news/bad news on the jobs fronthttp://jimromenesko.com/2015/03/31/good-newsbad-news-on-the-jobs-front/
http://jimromenesko.com/2015/03/31/good-newsbad-news-on-the-jobs-front/#commentsTue, 31 Mar 2015 17:50:47 +0000http://jimromenesko.com/?p=88508Read More]]>BAD…. I’m getting multiple reports of layoffs at the family-owned Fayetteville (NC) Observer. Those dismissed include an editorial writer, a copy editor, a graphic designer, an online sportswriter, and staffers from the IT and production departments. One tipster says 16 people were laid off, including ten seven in the newsroom, which now has 51 staffers.

The Observer’s executive editor wrote about changes at the paper yesterday – “changes [that] are driven by two things – shifts in our market and our continuing effort to maintain the biggest and best reporting team in southeastern North Carolina.”

MORE BAD: A Romenesko reader reports: “Today Gatehouse media held meetings at all of the newspapers in its recently purchased Halifax Media chain, at the same time this afternoon, and told designers their jobs were all moving to its design center in Austin, Texas. This probably affects hundreds of people.”

GOOD… Greg David, who runs the business journalism program at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, reports that 17 of his 20 former students who graduated in December have found jobs, and that eight are making $55,000 or more. The average salary is $47,000. Employers include Bloomberg News, NerdWallet, CNBC.com. American Banker, and Ad Age.

That tweet was deleted after 34 seconds, according to the Sunlight Foundation. “Her Twitter account did not respond to my request for an explanation,” the foundation’s Nicko Margolies writes in an email. I called Congresswoman Ann Wagner’s office to find out why she thought the stories deserved front page play, and why the tweet was deleted so fast. Wagner aide Brett Mulvihill said he’d look into it (“it was probably a mistake”) and get back to me. I’ll keep you posted.

]]>http://jimromenesko.com/2015/03/31/washington-post-staffer-has-a-question-for-new-york-times-magazines-ethicists/feed/0Morning Report for March 31, 2015http://jimromenesko.com/2015/03/31/morning-report-for-march-31-2015/
http://jimromenesko.com/2015/03/31/morning-report-for-march-31-2015/#commentsTue, 31 Mar 2015 13:12:33 +0000http://jimromenesko.com/?p=88464Read More]]>* Report: Newsday parent Cablevision is going to offer $1 for the New York Daily News. (nypost.com)
* Jeff Bezos‘s help-wanted ad from 1994, and other “fascinating posts from tech founders who changed the world.” (carlcheo.com)
* New “Daily Show” host Trevor Noah has second thoughts about a tweet. (@thebrandedgirl) | His old tweets – some “offensive,” others just “corny” – are circulating on social media. (gawker.com) | (nytimes.com)
* Hartford Courant apologizes for its UConn basketball writer’s tweets. (awfulannouncing.com)
* [RIGHT] Marvel is promoting “Secret Wars” with a New York Bulletin newspaper. (io9.com)
* A constant struggle for reporters trying to get information from government bodies. Paul Farhi writes: “Roadblocks reporters say they have encountered at the federal level are also familiar to journalists covering smaller communities.” (washingtonpost.com)
* A reporter for First Look Media’s The Intercept joins in a civil lawsuit filed by journalists who were arrested in Ferguson. (firstlook.org)
* JOBS: Education reporters and editors wanted. (Romenesko Jobs)
* Even with ratings woes, MSBNC’s revenue this year is expected to beat 2014’s $501 million. (ap.org)
* Chris Lehmann‘s piece on his time at Yahoo News “should be required reading for anyone interested in the ills of journalism in the Internet age.” (washingtonpost.com)
* Zak Attack: “If you’ve tweeted breathlessly about the @indystar front page but don’t subscribe to your local newspaper, you can sit on a tack.” (@MrDanZak)
* Comedian Hannibal Buress is hosting the Webby Awards in May. (webbyawards.com)
* There’s now video of Andrew Sullivan talking about his decision to quit blogging. (92yondemand.org)
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]]>http://jimromenesko.com/2015/03/31/morning-report-for-march-31-2015/feed/0[SPONSORED POST] National Press Club Journalism Awards contest deadline is April 1http://jimromenesko.com/2015/03/30/sponsored-post-national-press-club-journalism-awards-contest-deadline-is-april-1/
http://jimromenesko.com/2015/03/30/sponsored-post-national-press-club-journalism-awards-contest-deadline-is-april-1/#commentsMon, 30 Mar 2015 19:55:25 +0000http://jimromenesko.com/?p=87567The deadline is tomorrow!LOOKING FOR YOUR BEST WORK! 2014 National Press Club Journalism Awards
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